Compliance aid, kits comprising the compliance aid, and methods of use

• US 20070255598A1
• Filed: 03/29/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: McCarthy, Nancy, Williams, Debra, Timcke, Lanaire, Abeln, Susan
• Application Number:
  US11/391,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A compliance aid is disclosed. The compliance aid contains: (a) a reference to a health care product that is useful for the treatment of a health condition; (b) a plurality of symbolic data entry fields; and (c) information related to use of the compliance aid, wherein the information comprises direction to a user to: i. on a periodic basis, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on perceived symptoms of the health condition at or near the time of data entry; and ii. self-assess treatment of the health condition based on visual review of a plurality of entries of the symbolic data in the symbolic data entry fields. Kits containing the compliance aid and a health care product, as well as methods of using the compliance aid are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A compliance aid comprising:

(a) a reference to a health care product that is useful for the treatment of a health condition;

(b) a plurality of symbolic data entry fields; and

(c) information related to use of the compliance aid, wherein the information comprises direction to a user to;

i. on a periodic basis, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on perceived symptoms of the health condition at or near the time of data entry; and

ii. self-assess treatment of the health condition based on visual review of a plurality of entries of the symbolic data in the symbolic data entry fields.

2. The compliance aid according to claim 1 wherein the periodic basis is selected from the group consisting of multiple times daily, daily, multiple times weekly, weekly, multiple times monthly, monthly, and combinations thereof.

3. The compliance aid according to claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric data, alphabetic data, numeric data, color data, variable symbolic data, and combinations thereof.

4. The compliance aid according to claim 3 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is numeric data.

5. The compliance aid according to claim 3 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is color data.

6. The compliance aid according to claim 3 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is variable symbolic data.

7. The compliance aid according to claim 3 wherein the periodic basis is daily.

8. The compliance aid according to claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data entry fields comprise a plurality of symbolic data entry sub-fields.

9. The compliance aid according to claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is numeric data.

10. The compliance aid according to claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is color data.

11. The compliance aid according to claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is variable symbolic data.

12. The compliance aid according to claim 8 wherein the periodic basis is daily.

13. The compliance aid according to claim 3 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data entry fields comprise a plurality of symbolic data entry sub-fields.

14. The compliance aid according to claim 13 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is non-variable symbolic data.

15. The compliance aid according to claim 14 wherein the periodic basis is daily.

16. The compliance aid according to claim 1 wherein the health care product is selected from the group consisting of respiratory health care products and gastrointestinal health care products.

17. The compliance aid according to claim 16 wherein the health care product is a gastrointestinal health care product comprising a bacterial microorganism.

18. The compliance aid according to claim 1 wherein the information further comprises direction to a user to, at the discretion of the user, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on a user experience at or near the time of data entry.

19. The compliance aid according to claim 18 wherein the user experience comprises an experience selected from the group consisting of ingestion of a specific type of food, ingestion of food outside residence, travel, use of another health care product, stressful condition, failure to administer the health care product, menstruation, and combinations thereof.

20. A kit comprising:

(A) a compliance aid comprising;

(a) a reference to a health care product that is useful for the treatment of a health condition;

(b) a plurality of symbolic data entry fields; and

(c) information related to use of the compliance aid, wherein the information comprises direction to a user to;

i. on a periodic basis, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on perceived symptoms of the health condition at or near the time of data entry; and

ii. self-assess treatment of the health condition based on visual review of a plurality of entries of the symbolic data in the symbolic data entry fields; and

(B) the health care product.

21. The kit according to claim 20 wherein the health care product is selected from the group consisting of respiratory health care products and gastrointestinal health care products.

22. The kit according to claim 21 wherein the health care product is a gastrointestinal health care product comprising a bacterial microorganism.

23. A method of enhancing user compliance with a health care product useful for treatment of a health condition, comprising:

(a) providing a user a reference to the health care product;

(b) directing the user to use a compliance aid comprising a plurality of symbolic data entry fields, wherein the direction comprises;

i. direction to, on a periodic basis, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on perceived symptoms of the health condition of the user at or near the time of data entry; and

ii. direction to self-assess treatment of the health condition based on visual review of a plurality of entries of the symbolic data in the symbolic data entry fields.

24. The method according to claim 23 wherein the periodic basis is selected from the group consisting of multiple times daily, daily, multiple times weekly, weekly, multiple times monthly, monthly, and combinations thereof.

25. The method according to claim 24 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data is selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric data, alphabetic data, numeric data, color data, variable symbolic data, and combinations thereof.

26. The method according to claim 25 wherein at least a portion of the symbolic data entry fields comprise a plurality of symbolic data entry sub-fields.

27. The method according to claim 26 wherein the periodic basis is daily.

28. The method according to claim 27 further comprising direction to the user to, at the discretion of the user, enter symbolic data into at least one of the symbolic data entry fields, wherein entry of the symbolic data is based on a user experience at or near the time of data entry.

29. The method according to claim 23 further comprising administration of the health care product to the user.